JUST THE FACTS: The freshman attended her first Santelli tournament on Jan. 6 and was dominant. Viqueira went undefeated for the entire day fencing against the top foilists on the A strip, helping her team capture a bronze medal in the weapon and silver in the overall competition. She is 16-1 in regular season meets for Columbia thus far.

ON FENCING FOR COLUMBIA: "It's fun. I have learned that it's not what I expected. I see now how hard people work for wins, how hard the team worked last year. It makes me want to work harder and prove everyone who wants us to lose wrong. It's been nice being able to fill in for my sister Rachel after she left for Johns Hopkins. It's a bit of a crazy experience. Having my sister Alex on the team has really helped me."

TEAM GOALS: "To win the state title again."

PERSONAL GOALS: "I came in hoping not to lose a bout. I wasn't familiar with high school fencing and I didn't understand how hard it is to go undefeated. Its been different than what I thought it would be but I can say I am satisfied with the experience. Also I want to do well academically during the season."

GETTING STARTED IN FENCING: "I started fencing in third grade, but I didn't start competing till sixth grade. I went one day to watch my sister Rachel when I was younger and it looked like fun. I also liked it compared to other sports because it was different and I think that is a good thing."

FAVORITE THING ABOUT FENCING: "How it teaches you to work hard and to 'go for it.' Also the friendships and people I meet from all over. Not many have this experience."

STRENGTH: "My sense of timing and competitiveness. I never give up during a bout."

WEAKNESS: "Sometimes I let my emotions get the better of me but I am working on this."

ROLE MODELS IN FENCING: "Definitely a lot of people. I get inspiration from my teammates, and my coach in the city, Buckie Leach. He has taught me a lot, about fencing and discipline and things outside of fencing. He really is an all-around teacher."

IF I WASN'T FENCING: "I used to do soccer but I have always liked singing, acting and dancing so I would probably get into that if I wasn't fencing."

FAVORITE FOOD: Lasagna

FAVORITE MUSIC: "I don't have a favorite really, I listen to all kinds of music. Before competing I like to listen to anything upbeat."

FAVORITE TV SHOW: "The New Girl"

FAVORITE MOVIE: "50-50"

FAVORITE BOOK: "The Hunger Games"

FAVORITE SUBJECT: "I really like science -- my favorite class is biology, I definitely want to do something in immunology."

SUPERPOWER: "The ability to make duplicates of myself. I could get everything I want to get done that way."

IF I COULD CHANGE THE WORLD: "Make sure everyone in the world has access to vaccinations and proper medications."

DINNER FOR FOUR: "Actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, because they are multi-talented people. Cole Stroust is a child actor that is now studying at Oxford -- he seems like an interesting person."